Longest solar eclipse of 21st century is on Jan 15

PTIJan 8, 2010, 08.32pm IST

INDORE: In case, your desire to witness the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century was not fulfilled on July 22 last year, due to clouds now you will get another chance for watching a solar eclipse this year.

The Superintendent of Jiwaji Observatory, Ujjain Dr Rajendra Prakash Gupta told PTI that those who missed the eclipse on July 22 last year can see it on January 15.

The annular solar eclipse will start becoming visible in India between 11.00 am to 12.30 pm and it will end between 3.00 pm to 3.30 pm, Gupta said.

The best view of the eclipse would be at Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu, where it would be seen for 10 minutes from 1.16 pm and added that during this period 91.9 percent of the sun would hide behind the moon.